Hugh the Black

Hugh "the Black" of Burgundy (894-17 December 952) was the Duke of Burgundy from 923 to 952, succeeding Rudolph of France and preceding Gilbert of Burgundy.

Biography
Hugh was born in 894, son of Richard of Burgundy and Adelaide of Auxerre. He succeeded his older brother Rudolph as Duke of Burgundy in 923 when he was elected king of West Francia, and Hugh had aspirations to follow his brother. Hugh refused to recognize Louis IV of France on his election, so King Louis Hugh the Great to capture Auxerre and Sens, and Hugh the Great and Hugh the Black divided Burgundy between them. He died without living offspring, and Gilbert of Chalon inherited Burgundy on Hugh's death in 952.